54“ Voice Mail ServiceSetting the Voice Mail (VM) Tone Detection(Cordless\Handset)Your telephone company sends special signals (Voice mail tones) toactivate the VM indicator.Press or (DIGITAL\SP-PHONE) to listen to the dial tone. If you hear aseries of dial tones followed by a continuous dial tone, this is indicationthat a new message was recorded.Your phone comes set to detect these tones (set to “On”). Minutes afteryou hang up or after the phone stops ringing, your unit will seize thephone line and check if a message has been recorded. If a new messagewas recorded at your telephone company, “Voice mail” and “ ” willbe displayed and the base unit VM (Voice mail) indicator will flash.Set this programming to “Off” when:—you do not subscribe to a voice mail service,—your telephone company does not send a series of tones, followed by acontinuous tone, or—your phone is connected to a business or office telephone system (PBX).Please refer to below to set this programming to OFF.If you are not sure which setting is required, consult your local telephonecompany or contact Panasonic Customer Call Center.Make sure the base unit and cordless handset are not being used.1 Press (MUTE/FUNCTION), scroll to“Program” by pressing (›) or (‹), andpress (fl) (Yes key).2 Scroll to “VM tone detect” by pressing(›) or (‹).3 Press (fl) (Yes key).≥The current setting is displayed.4 Select “On” or “Off” by pressing (›) or (‹).5 Press (fl) (Save key).≥A beep sounds.≥To exit the programming mode, press (OFF).≥You can exit the programming mode any time by pressing (OFF).LCD contrast1Program43 1=YesVM tone detect:On43 1=SaveVM tone detect:Off43 1=SaveVM tone detect:OffSave VM access#1VM tone detect43 1=Yes